| ligamentum testis | The caudal portion of the embryonic urogenital ridge; the upper third of the gubernaculum testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ligamentum thyroepiglotticum | <anatomy> Thyroepiglottidean ligament, an elastic band that connects the petiole of the epiglottis to the interior of the thyroid cartilage near the superior thyroid notch. Synonym: ligamentum thyroepiglotticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale | <anatomy> Thickened elastic bundle connecting the superior horn of the thyroid cartilage to the tip of the greater horn of the hyoid cartilage; forms the posterior border of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum laterale, Berry's ligaments, ligamentum hyothyroideum laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum thyrohyoideum medianum | <anatomy> The central thickened portion of the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: ligamentum thyrohyoideum medianum, ligamentum hyothyroideum medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius | <anatomy> The ligament that binds the anterior aspect of the tibiofibular syndesmosis. Synonym: ligamentum tibiofibulare anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare medium | The dense fibrous layer that connects the interosseous margins of the tibia and fibula, forming the upper portion of the tibiofibular syndesmosis and, with the bones and intermuscular septa, creating anterior and posterior comparments of the leg. Synonym: membrana interossea cruris, ligamentum tibiofibulare medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius | <anatomy> The fibrous band that horizontally crosses the posterior aspect of the tibiofibular syndesmosis, contributing the posterior "wall" of the "socket" which receives the trochlea of the talus. Synonym: ligamentum tibiofibulare posterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tibionaviculare | <anatomy> The part of the medial or deltoid ligament that extends from the medial malleolus to the navicular bone. See: deltoid ligament. Synonym: pars tibionavicularis ligamenti medialis, ligamentum tibionaviculare, tibionavicular part of deltoid ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum transversale colli | <anatomy> A fibrous band attached to the uterine cervix and the vault of the lateral fornix of the vagina; continuous with the tissue ensheathing the pelvic vessels. Synonym: cervical ligament of uterus, ligamentum transversale colli, Mackenrodt's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum trapezoideum | <anatomy> The lateral part of the coracoclavicular ligament that attaches to the trapezoid line of the clavicle. Synonym: ligamentum trapezoideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum triangulare | The layer of fascia extending between the ischiopubic rami inferior to the sphincter urethrae and the deep transverse perineal muscles. Synonym: membrana perinei, fascia diaphragmatis urogenitalis inferior, Camper's ligament, ligamentum triangulare, perineal membrane, triangular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum triangulare dextrum | <anatomy> A triangular fold of peritoneum that passes from the right lobe of the liver to the diaphragm; it is a formation of the coronary ligament, formed as the coronary ligament makes an acute angle upon reaching its most lateral point on the right side as it surrounds the bare area of the liver. Synonym: ligamentum triangulare dextrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum triangulare sinistrum | <anatomy> A triangular fold of fibrous connective tissue and peritoneum that extends from the left lobe of the liver to the diaphragm. Synonym: ligamentum triangulare sinistrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum tuberculi costae | <anatomy> The short quadrangular ligament, actually a thickening of the posterior aspect of the costotransverse joint, extending from the tip of the transverse process to the posterior surface of the neck of the rib. Synonym: ligamentum costotransversarium laterale, ligamentum costotransversarium posterius, ligamentum tuberculi costae, posterior costotransverse ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligamentum ulnocarpale palmare | <anatomy> The fibrous band that passes from the ulnar styloid process to the carpal bones. Synonym: ligamentum ulnocarpale palmare. (05 Mar 2000) |